Underwater nuclear test

Argentina has called off the rescue operation for the crew of missing submarine that disappeared two weeks ago. However, the country would continue trying to locate the vessel with international partners, navy spokesman Enrique Balbi said. “More than double the number of days have passed where it would have been possible to rescue the crew,” Balbi said. Forty-four sailors were aboard the ARA San Juan when contact with the vessel was lost on Nov. 15. The decision comes after revelations this week water entered the snorkel of the submarine hours before it vanished. A spokesman said today that the intake of water had caused the battery of the ARA San Juan to short-circuit before it vanished on November 15. The snorkel is a device which allows a submarine to operate submerged while still taking in air from the surface. Hope is dwindling among some families of the 44-member crew - who were only believed to have had enough air to survive for a week if submerged. It was revealed … [Read more...] about Rescue mission for missing Argentine submarine with 44 crew members onboard called off

Water entered the snorkel of the Argentine submarine hours before it vanished - the Navy has finally revealed 12 days after it went missing. A spokesman said today that the intake of water had caused the battery of the ARA San Juan to short-circuit before it vanished on November 15. Hope is dwindling among some families of the 44-member crew - who were only believed to have had enough air to survive for a week if submerged. It was revealed last week that the San Juan had only a seven-day oxygen supply when it lost contact. A sudden noise that was widely reported having been detected the Navy now says could in fact have been the implosion of the vessel. Ships with rescue equipment from countries including the United States and Russia have nonetheless been rushing to join the search. Before its disappearance, the submarine had been ordered back to its Mar del Plata base after it reported water had entered the vessel through its snorkel, causing a battery short circuit, Navy spokesman … [Read more...] about Water entered Argentinian submarine’s snorkel hours before it vanished – Navy reveals 12 DAYS after it went missing

NUTTY North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is ready to submerge all of the United States if the country dares to attack it. The warmongering dictator’s chilling threat came as the nation celebrated 68 years since the foundation of its navy. It also follows a volley of test missiles fired 150 miles into the sea on August 26. In the country’s newspaper Rodong Sinmun, Kim said: "The invincible naval forces are united in their feelings that they will bury the entirety of the US under water if the US brings in the cloud of war of aggression on this soil. "Now we became capable of stabbing a dagger of destruction in the back of South Korea and the US at any time we want." In a clear reference to the US Navy’s naval war games which have been carried out near his coastline, Kim said: "Cutting-edge aircraft carriers look like nothing but a fat metamorphosed animal to the eyes of the naval forces of the Korean People's Army.” On Wednesday, Kim ordered the production of … [Read more...] about Kim Jong-un threatens to ‘bury the US underwater’ if America dares use military force to stop North Korean nuclear programme

NORTH Korea has declared Donald Trump was sitting on the “knife edge of life and death” and that he should brace himself for "gift packages". But meanwhile one of US President Trump’s aids has warned crackpot Kim Jong-un to “not sleep easily at night” as the Pentagon plans for war. The North Korean threat was made in the state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmu. An editorial said: "Every minute and every second, the new reality that US mainland is on the knife's edge of life and death is forcing US administration to wave a white flag and fundamentally change her North Korea policy. “If the US still refuses to accept such a realistic demand and doggedly pursue hostile policy against North Korea in order to save face, she will receive unexpected 'gift packages' which we will continue to send.” It is believed the so-called “gift packages” are nuclear missiles. It comes after North Korea confirmed on Saturday it had conducted another … [Read more...] about US fires off new threat to Kim Jong-un over nuclear weapons after North Korea chillingly warns Donald Trump he’s due a ‘gift package’

A RUSSIAN nuclear submarine lights up the arctic by firing a long-range ballistic missile capable of an atomic blast 100 times bigger than Hiroshima.Filmed in September, this dramatic footage shows a Bulava missile weighing a colossal 36.8 tonnes being launched during a series of tests by Russia in the polar region, reports the state's news agency.The nuke-carrying rocket is capable of travelling around 5,770 miles across the planet hitting its targets with surgical precision.Incredibly, the missile can hold between six and 10 nuclear warheads.In the astonishing clip, the city-destroying rocket was fired from a Borey-class Yuri Dolgoruky nuclear-powered submarine in the Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean near Russia's Kamchatka peninsula.Two rounds of missiles were launched with only one being fired successfully.The failed rocket exploded before striking its intended target.The Russian Defence Ministry said: “The launch was carried out from an underwater position in accordance with … [Read more...] about Russian nuclear powered submarine test fires a ballistic missile capable of a blast 100 TIMES more powerful than Hiroshima

NORTH Korea has threatened to destroy an American sub - leaving it an "underwater ghost" - as Kim Jong-un and President Trump stepped up their war of words.The chilling threat came as the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier group arrived in waters near the Korean peninsula, where it will join the USS Michigan, a guided missile submarine that docked in South Korea on Tuesday."The moment the USS Michigan tries to budge even a little, it will be doomed to face the miserable fate of becoming a underwater ghost without being able to come to the surface," the North's propaganda website Uriminzokkiri said in a posting."The urgent fielding of the nuclear submarine in the waters off the Korean Peninsula, timed to coincide with the deployment of the super aircraft carrier strike group, is intended to further intensify military threats toward our republic," the website claimed.Yonhap reports North Korean propagandists added: "Whether it's a nuclear aircraft carrier or a nuclear … [Read more...] about North Korea threatens to SINK US nuclear submarine carrying Navy SEALs leaving it an ‘underwater ghost’ after warships arrive at Kim’s doorstep

NORTH Korea leader Kim Jong-Un looks thrilled as he watches the apparent firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile.Kim was pictured laughing and joking with officials as he hailed the missile launch "the greatest success".It came on the state's 'Military First' holiday, which boasts mass dancing and outdoor concerts in celebration of the beginning of Kim Jong-Il's Songun (military first) leadership in 1960.State-run broadcaster KRT aired video and photographs showing the purported launch from underwater, with Kim looking on.According to the country's official news agency KCNA, Kim supervised the test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM).The missile flew an estimated 310 miles towards the seas around Japan - the longest distance it has achieved in a submarine launch.Kim, who hugged officials after the launch, was watching with binoculars from an observation deck.He also posed for a group photo with crew in front of the submarine.Kim reportedly declared the … [Read more...] about Laughing Kim Jong-un leads mass dancing festival to celebrate ‘game changing’ test of submarine-launched ballistic missile

Seoul said the firing of the projectile from underwater occurred off the northeast coast of North Korea at about 6:30 p.m. local time (0930 UTC) on Saturday. The South Korean Defense Ministry was unable to immediately confirm where the missile landed after the launch but said it was fired toward the sea. "We are keeping close tabs on the North Korean military and maintaining a full defense posture," a ministry spokesman said. North Korea confirmed on Sunday that it had conducted a submarine-launched ballistic missile test, describing it as a "great success." "It fully confirmed and reinforced the reliability of the Korean-style underwater launching system and perfectly met all technical requirements for carrying out ... underwater attack operation," North Korean news agency KCNA said, adding that the test gave the country "one more means for powerful nuclear attack." Retaliatory missile tests The North has recently been firing a number of missiles and artillery shells into the … [Read more...] about North Korea fires submarine-launched missile

Tokyo Electric Power Co. confirmed Tuesday that radioactive cesium had again been detected about one kilometer offshore from the Fukushima nuclear plant, crippled in March 2011 by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the tsunami that it triggered. The tests identified 1.6 becquerels of Cesium-137 per liter of seawater on October 18, slightly higher than the level at the same point on October 8, but the operator of the plant said the readings were far below the legal limit of 90 becquerels per liter and that therefore the impact on the environment was "little." Environmental groups have disputed the assessment of the situation and point out that rising levels of cesium further away from the facility undermine the repeated assurances of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the management of highly radioactive water at the plant is "under control." Since the disaster struck more than two-and-a-half-years ago, there has been widespread international criticism of the operators of the plant and … [Read more...] about Scientists downplay Fukushima radiation hazards

When a whale sings to its mate in the South Pacific, or a volcano erupts in Iceland, chances are someone sitting in a room stacked with screens and computers at the UN offices in Vienna will hear it first. The Comprehensive Test-Ban-Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) was created to help enforce the 1996 treaty banning nuclear testing. To help do that it has created a global monitoring network. "It's unprecedented - the largest verification regime in history and the most elaborate with over 300 monitoring facilities and the total investment in this is over $1 billion,” said Thomas Mützelburg, a public information officer at the CTBTO. Sounds of science As well as recording the fall-out from splitting atoms, the CTBTO is picking up sounds that are increasingly useful to scientists. Mützelburg compares the scientific spin-offs from this nuclear snooping network to those delivered by the United States' Apollo space program in the 1960s – a program that gave us, among … [Read more...] about Nuclear test ban organization global monitoring network data helps science